With crayons of colours, we shade,
Sketches of simplicity, we shade.
From the womb to this place,
Amid fanatics in a rat race,
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Beyond the sky of Florida, beyond the greenery of my Mauritius,
In the lure of Dubai’s golden trait, in the panacea of the Chinese technology,
Deep down the perfume of Marseille, deep through the music of Beethoven,
What lies underneath, What lies under our feet?
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